Electronic structure of spontaneously strained graphene on hexagonal Boron Nitride
arXiv:1406.5999 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.90.115152
Abstract
Hexagonal Boron Nitride substrates have been shown to dramatically improve the electric properties of graphene. Recently, it has been observed that when the two honeycomb crystals are close to perfect alignment, strong lattice distortions develop in graphene due to the moiré adhesion landscape. Simultaneously a gap opens at the Dirac point. Here we derive a simple low energy model for graphene carriers close to alignment with the substrate, taking into account spontaneous strains at equilibrium, pseudogauge fields and deformation potentials. We carry out a detailed characterisation of the modified band structure, gap, local and global density of states, and band topology in terms of physical parameters. We show that the overall electronic structure is strongly modified by the spontaneous strains.
arXiv comment11 pages, 4 figures
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